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Norris Turney
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- United States
- Active from
- 1921
- Active to
- 2001
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Norris Turney (September 8, 1921, Wilmington, Ohio – January 17, 2001, Kettering, Ohio) was an American jazz flautist and saxophonist. Turney began his career in the Midwest, playing in territory bands such as the Jeter-Pillars Orchestra. He played with Tiny Bradshaw in Chicago before moving to New York City, where he played with the Billy Eckstine Orchestra in 1945-46. Turney had little luck in New York, however, and returned to Ohio to play in local ensembles through the 1950s. <a href="https:
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Wilmington
- Place of death
- Kettering
- Occupation
- composer
- Genre
- swing
- Instrument
- alto saxophone
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- cause of death
- kidney failure
- date of birth
- 1921-09-08
- date of death
- 2001-01-17
- manner of death
- natural causes
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